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Every year, we recognize the outstanding Let’s Talk Science Outreach volunteers who reach out with creativity, dedication, and innovation to their communities, inspiring youth through science, tech

Hi, my name is Gray, and I am the 2023 Summer Communications Intern for Let’s Talk Science. I am one of 24 summer students working across five different departments.

Beth Macdonell

CTV News Toronto Videojournalist

Mitacs and Let's Talk Science partner to re-launch the Indigenous Mentorship program

Moose Factory, ON — Mitacs and Let's Talk Science are pleased to announce their partnership in re-laun

Each year, we recognize the Let’s Talk Science Outreach volunteers who have exceeded expectations.

While it once felt like a problem of the future, a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made it clear that people around the wor

Black History Month offers an opportunity to celebrate the legacy and ongoing contributions of Black people in Canada and around the world.

Young children have an innate love for and interest in science because they are naturally curious about the world around them and have no end of questions.

Over the past 30 years, Let's Talk Science has been a national STEM education and outreach leader.

A new report examines what has changed, what hasn’t, and what needs to change for youth STEM learning across Canada

OTTAWA, ON (November 15,

Each year, we recognize the Let’s Talk Science Outreach volunteers who have exceeded expectations.

Over 2500 students joined Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen for an inspiring keynote during Let’s Talk Lunar, Exploring the Moon, brought to you by Let’s Talk Science and the Canadian Space Agency.&

 As part of our National Volunteer Week celebrations, we are happy to announce the finalists for our National Volunteer Awards!

Sunday April 24th to Saturday, April 30th is National Volunteer Week and we want to say thank you to our amazing volunteers for the criti

BGC Canada (formerly Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada) and Let’s Talk Science are looking forward to working together to create high-quality, virtual programming that supports youth in vulnerable c

Let’s Talk Science is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to our Board of Directors.

Let’s Talk Science is gearing up to create ways for thousands of high school students across Canada to participate in climate action.

Let’s Talk Science is proud to announce, we have partnered with the Royal Society of Canada to provide Globe and Mail

The summer months are upon us and along with longer days and warm weather, summer provides an opportunity to get outside and engage with the world around us.

June is National Indigenous History Month and on June 21st, we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day.

Let's Talk Science condemns all forms of racism. We are saddened by the rise in violence and harassment towards the Asian community taking place here in Canada and abroad.

Let's Talk Science is saddened to hear Jason Peterson lost his battle in July 2023. He will be missed by many.

Have you ever participated in a Let’s Talk Science event, like the Let’s Talk Science Challenge, or attended a Symposium series, like Let’s Talk Cancer?

During this critical time in history, we have had to reevaluate the importance we place on careers that provide us with knowledge, service, and care.

Madeson Todd is fascinated by the brain. She just completed her B.Sc.

At Let’s Talk Science we have long recognized that ongoing, systemic inequalities exist in Canada.

I want to acknowledge the profound shock and grief that has compounded an already difficult global situation. I wish it did not need to be said, but I categorically denounce racism.

This Spring we challenged Canadian kids to tell us about their ideas for the STEM jobs of the future - and they did!  They were thoughtful, innovative and creative and, most of all they focuse

In March 2019, volunteer Kirsten Nelson was in a classroom in Attawapiskat, ON watching students squeeze mashed up graham crackers through pantyhose.

To honour the memory of his late wife Anjulia, Kam Wong walked an incredible 1200 km from Lausanne, Switzerland to Rome, Italy from September 3 to November 11 this year.

Each year, we recognize the Let’s Talk Science Outreach volunteers who have exceeded expectations with four prestigious awards to applaud their outstanding contributions to volunteerism and Let’s T

Let’s Talk Science is celebrating five years of partnership with the national body of Skills/Competences Canada (SCC)!

May 31, 2019

Site coordinators and volunteers are critical members of the Let’s Talk Science Outreach team.

This year marks an important milestone as Let’s Talk Science celebrates 25 years of inspiring and empowering Canadian youth to develop the skills they need to participate and thrive in an ever-chan

Let’s Talk Science volunteers do amazing work in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) every day.

On September 11, The Royal Society of Canada and its Members announced this year’s new Fellows, and named the incoming class of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

(Toronto, ON) As technology disrupts nearly all aspects of work and life, efforts are mounting to prepare students for work and citizen demands in an information era.

Let’s Talk Science thanks the Government of Canada for its renewed commitment in our work.

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(Toronto, ON) Over 400 Grade 9-11 girls from St.

STEM Activities this Winter from Let’s Talk Science

Promoting Canada 2067 Recommendations to Deliver the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4

Video is a powerful medium for learning. Whether it’s helping spark a conversation, teaching a concept, or reaching a student who’s a visual learner; video has a strong impact.

This was an easy question to answer when I was five - a dancer! Then I took a class and found out that I hated dancing – scratch that one off my list. At seven - an astronomer!

Big Data is essentially the use of extremely large data sets that may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behavior and interacti

Re-discovering your passion through volunteering

By Samantha Yammine

It’s back to school and that means excited students, parents and Let’s Talk Science Outreach sites!

(Calgary, AB) NOVA Chemicals today announced a $500,000 investment over five years in Let’s Talk Science as part of its commitment to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for

(Vancouver, BC) SAP Canada announces a $300,000 investment in Let’s Talk Science and a commitment to developing the digital literacy skills of Canadian youth.

Congratulations to Élyse D’Aoust, Isabelle Roy and Alyssa Gauthier from Collège Catholique Samuel-Genest for winning the fifth Science is Beautiful contest.

Let’s Talk Science Outreach welcomes the First Nations University of Canada as the 48 post-secondary site across Canada.

The year was 1993. Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden, a young faculty member at the University of Ottawa (UOttawa), was looking for innovative ways she could teach her two graduate students.

Let’s Talk Science has more than 3,500 eager and enthusiastic volunteers from over 45 post-secondary institutions across Canada who are committed to enriching the lives of youth through science, te

With funding from the CanCode initiative, Let’s Talk Science and Fair Chance Learning will improve educators’ confidence and knowledge around digital skills

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We are proud and grateful for the thousands of Let’s Talk Science volunteers that are working to bring STEM to life for children and youth across Canada.

Volunteers are at the heart of what Let’s Talk Science does.

Western’s Alumni Association offers an annual awards program that recognizes alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their professions or communities.

Let’s Talk Science is pleased to welcome Lakehead University to our Outreach team this fall. There will be two sites opening – one in Orillia and one in Thunder Bay.

March 8 is International Women’s Day; a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan joined Dr.

On February 1, the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge was officially launched for Grade 6-12 classrooms across Canada.

Let’s Talk Science Outreach will be hosting a livestream career panel to connect our volunteers with STEM professionals.

In April 2017, Let’s Talk Science Outreach students from the University of Toronto St.

CanCode funding will support Let’s Talk Science’s digital skills program for Kindergarten to Grade 12 educators and youth

It was an evening of intense pride for Raya Porter and her 13 other colleagues at Element 83 – their student-run company, facilitated by Junior Achievement of Waterloo Region’s Company Program.

For many, the month of October is all about spooky, fun, fall activities and if you ask any child (or adult with an inner child) they are probably already excited for Halloween and all the tricks a

Dan Ruddy, a science teacher from St.

Next to parents and educators, role models and mentors have the most significant influence over the choices youth make on schooling decisions and future work options.

Let’s Talk Science is pleased to announce our newest collaboration with You Be the Chemist® Canada (YBTC Canada).

In support of Kelly Lovell’s “Coding is the new cursive writing – and we have to embrace it” (July 23), I encourage all Canadians to join efforts to shape learning opportunities for kids.

On July 19, Let’s Talk Science President and Founder, Dr.

This year, Let’s Talk Science Outreach made an international impact on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in Nepal thanks to volunteer Serena McDiarmid.

As Canada celebrates its 150^th birthday, Let’s Talk Science is also celebrating a significant milestone – we have now inspired more than 5 million children, youth, educators and members

June 21^st is National Solidarity Day, a day for Canadians from coast to coast to coast to celebrate the heritage, diverse cultures and achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis acro

Fifteen years ago, Cathy, a then graduate student in Physiology at Western University entered a Grade 10 classroom for her very first Let’s Talk Science Outreach visit.

At the Saskatoon Regional Science Fair, Let’s Talk Science volunteer Kezia Fourie strides among the displays.

At Let’s Talk Science, our volunteers are passionate about the fields they work in as science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) researchers, students or professionals.

The annual Let’s Talk Science Outreach conference will be held in London, Ontario from May 31 to June 4, 2017.

In September, educators visiting Tomatosphere™ will notice a new look to the program’s website.

We are proud to announce the finalists and national winner for the Science is Beautiful Art Competition.

This summer, many of our volunteers have been making the rounds to summer camps on and off campus.

With 3,121 students forming 821 teams, and accompanied by 262 teachers at 23 universities and colleges across Canada, the Let’s Talk Science Challenge certainly made a splash this year!

“At 11 to 13 years of age, my students are young enough to be here when humankind actually succeeds in colonizing other planets,” says David Lauzon.

This week, we join organizations across Canada to celebrate National Volunteer Week.

Volunteering at Let’s Talk Science comes with many benefits, including increased confidence and communication skills.

Let’s Talk Science congratulates one of our supporters and alumni, Dr. Deborah Saucier, on her new role as president of MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta starting July 1, 2017.

Aaron Persad remembers the exact moment he knew he wanted to be an astronaut. 

Let’s Talk Science is pleased to announce that President and Founder, Dr.

This past fall, high school students across Canada became citizen scientists with CurioCity’s Fish Market Survey Action Project.

Let’s Talk Science welcomed Brock University as our 43^rd national Outreach site this fall.

Let’s Talk Science supports post-secondary students with WIL (work-integrated learning) so they can hone the job skills they need for future success.

It was a day that changed Prajay Shah’s life and set him firmly on his current career path.

What does it take to engage a classroom full of Grade 5/6 students for over an hour? Educator Tammy Earley of J.S.

Join our Let’s Talk Science Program Support Coordinator, Outreach Susie Taylor as she recounts her recent trip with our University of Calgary Outreach coordinator to Hall Beach, Nunavut.&nb

Bonnie Schmidt, President of Let’s Talk Science
Andrew Parkin, education policy consultant

Let’s Talk Science is building on significant support from Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd.

Let’s Talk Science Outreach volunteers at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology are celebrating a five year milestone of providing free, high quality science, technology, engineering a

Scripted series about a group of friends using science and technology to navigate high school life premieres on YTV

Nation-building initiative to support the evolution of Canadian education: Shaping youth learning in science, technology, engineering and math

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On Tuesday, September 20, Let’s Talk Science staff and special guests – including Ontario Minister of Education Mitzie Hunter – recognized Dr.

One student develops a keen interest in space and decides she wants to be a pilot when she grows up…

Let’s Talk Science has impact beyond experiments.

This summer Let’s Talk Science welcomed David Lapides as Vice President of Programs.  In this new position in the organization David will lead the teams responsible for the design, develop

Science is Beautiful is an annual art contest put on by multiple Let’s Talk Science Outreach sites across Canada.

New videos at CurioCity take students to new heights, depths and a virtual world to explore career pathways

Portia Kalun of McMaster University, Emily Ng of the University of Calgary and Anna Zhou of the University of Toronto take home this year’s national volunteer awards

On Friday, May 6, teachers will gather in Selkirk, Manitoba to participate in a new professional learning workshop on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.

3,200 Gr. 6-8 students participate in the 2016 Let’s Talk Science Challenge

Let’s Talk Science relies on more than 3,500 volunteers across Canada to create a memorable impression on students and educators engaging with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM

From April 10-16, the  Let’s Talk Science community will  take extra care to thank volunteers during National Volunteer Week.

Samsung Canada has announced the 11 finalist schools in Canada’s first-ever Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge, launched in the fall of 2015 to inspire Grade 6 to 12 students across the nation in

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Every year our Let’s Talk Science Outreach Coordinators attend a two day workshop that provides opportunities for skill development.

The hair on your neck stands on end, you feel electric as anticipation fills the air– excitement!

(Moncton, NB) On November 11, 2015 the Let’s Talk Science team welcomed Université de Moncton as our 42nd national Outreach site.

Eager faces full of wonderment peer with anticipation into the mesh basket in the middle of the table.

To Billy Sun, there’s a formula to turning children on to science. Take borax, mix with white glue, and add food colouring. The result? Homemade slime.

In school, giving the right answer is great. However, science teacher Phil Langford gets even more excited hearing something else from students.

Let’s Talk Science partners with organizations across Canada who have a similar focus – to increase science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) literacy among Canadian youth.

Students in Grades 6 through 12 will have a chance to develop their 21^st century skills in a new project-based national education challenge.

Let’s Talk Science is a proud partner of Frontier College, a national literacy organization that trains volunteers and staff to work wit

Twenty years ago, Pat Ellingson stepped into the role of Creative Head, Children’s Programming at TVOKids.

On Thursday, August 27, Let’s Talk Science lost a dear friend, leader, supporter and visionary – our founding board chairman, Dr. Mitchell Baran. Dr.

Throughout the spring, thousands of classrooms across Canada participating in the Tomatosphere^TM program were planting and growing two sets of tomato seeds.

On July 1st, Let’s Talk Science President and Founder, Dr.

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On Saturday, June 6, 2015, over 80 student outreach volunteers attended the Let’s Talk Science National Outreach Conference to receive specialized training for delivering exciting, free, hands-on s

It’s that time of year again when we gather our Outreach volunteer coordinators for our annual training conference hosted in London, Ontario.

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Investment allows Let’s Talk Science to expose millions more Canadian youth to science, technology, engineering and math to build their skills for the changing economy

On Thursday, May 21

600,000 Tomatosphere™ seeds were launched into space on the SpaceX’s Dragon on April 14, 2015.

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Let’s Talk Science is well positioned to support recommendations from expert panel

On Tuesday, April 14, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and Let’s Talk Science President Dr.

This article refers to DNA Day 2015.

Let’s Talk Science Outreach volunteers dedicate their time and energy to improving science literacy and bringing awareness to the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STE

It’s National Volunteer Week and that means one thing: a huge round of applause for our incredible Let’s Talk Science volunteers!

Ontario-based research has changed Canada and the world. Thousands of Ontario researchers are working every day to change lives, yet oftentimes their breakthroughs remain unknown.

Cody O’Brien, a Memorial University biochemistry major and avid Let’s Talk Science Outreach volunteer has been named Community Leader (Atlantic) in the 2015 Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards.&n

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Earlier today at the Children’s Museum in London, Ontario, the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced a three-year, $102,000 investment in Let’s Talk Science to

The Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation (CSTMC) and Let’s Talk Science are partnering to help our nation’s youth strengthen their learning about science, technology, engineering and m

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Approximately 110 students from Grades 9-12 at Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay are spending Tuesday, March 10 with Let’s Talk Science and the Canada Science and Technology Museu

Let’s Talk Science is launching an exciting initiative to engage youth in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in five communities in Canada’s far north.

This weekend, coordinators from Let’s Talk Science Outreach sites in Eastern Canada will be gathering in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the first of three regional conferences.